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Numbers 20:21

EsauEdom

19 And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.

20 And he said, Thou shalt not go through. And Edom came out against him with much people, and with a strong hand.

Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.

22 And the children of Israel, even the whole congregation, journeyed from Kadesh, and came unto mount Hor.

23 And the LORD spake unto Moses and Aaron in mount Hor, by the coast of the land of Edom, saying,

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BSB
So Edom refused to allow Israel to pass through their territory, and Israel turned away from them.
KJV
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
WEB
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border, so Israel turned away from him.
ASV
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his border: wherefore Israel turned away from him.
DARBY
Thus Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory; and Israel turned away from him.
BLB
And Edom refused to give Israel passage through his territory, and Israel turned away from him.
ÅB
Slik nektet Edom Israel å dra gjennom sitt land; og Israel bøyde til side for ham.
OTB
Siden Edom nektet å la Israel passere gjennom deres område, vendte Israel seg bort fra dem.
B1930
Således nektet Edom Israel å dra gjennem sitt land; og Israel bøide til side for ham.

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Cross references

  • Judges 11:18

    Then they went along through the wilderness, and compassed the land of Edom, and the land of Moab, and came by the east side of the land of Moab, and pitched on the other side of Arnon, but came not within the border of Moab: for Arnon was the border of Moab.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:29

    (As the children of Esau which dwell in Seir, and the Moabites which dwell in Ar, did unto me;) until I shall pass over Jordan into the land which the LORD our God giveth us.

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  • Judges 11:24

    Wilt not thou possess that which Chemosh thy god giveth thee to possess? So whomsoever the LORD our God shall drive out from before us, them will we possess.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:27

    Let me pass through thy land: I will go along by the high way, I will neither turn unto the right hand nor to the left.

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  • Deuteronomy 23:7

    Thou shalt not abhor an Edomite; for he is thy brother: thou shalt not abhor an Egyptian; because thou wast a stranger in his land.

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  • Deuteronomy 2:4–8

    And command thou the people, saying, Ye are to pass through the coast of your brethren the children of Esau, which dwell in Seir; and they shall be afraid of you: take ye good heed unto yourselves therefore:

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